Amazon.com was offering hardcovers of John Grisham's "Ford County" and Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna" for just $9 on Tuesday, the official release date for both books - Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/PriceWar -. Hardcovers generally have a list price of $24 or higher.
In mid-October, Walmart.com announced dramatic discounts for pre-orders of "Ford County," Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" and other popular November publications. Wal- Mart.com initially charged $9 for the books, a price quickly matched by Amazon.com, then dropped to $8.98 by Wal- Mart.com.
Authors, publishers and rival booksellers worry that cutting the price so low will harm competition and force down the cost of books overall, leading to a reduction in author advances.
On Tuesday, Walmart.com was selling "Ford County" for $12 and "The Lacuna" for $13.50. Another price cutter, Target.com, was selling "Ford County" for $15 and "The Lacuna" for $18.89.
<fr...@spamexpire-200911.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> wrote: > On Tuesday, Walmart.com was selling "Ford County" for $12 > and "The Lacuna" for $13.50. Another price cutter, > Target.com, was selling "Ford County" for $15 and "The > Lacuna" for $18.89.
Walmart is selling barbecued lacunae.
While I may disagree politically with the Walmart management, who can deny these hayseeds are masters of process?
I was in the local Walmart while ago, grocery shopping, but stopped to look over their large collection of Reading for Rightards featuring Glenn Beck and Pat Robertson who had once petitioned God Almighty to steer Hurricane Gloria clear of Virginia Beach. (It made a beeline for Godless New Haven.)
I came upon one title of interest: "Going Roguish" by Sarah Pei-Lin *with* (it said) Kermitsky Green. Her literary assistant's name seemed familiar, but I couldn't quite place it. I thought it might be a housing project in Chicgao.
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